London Medical Databases (LMD)

London Medical Databases (LMD)

Born out of decades of research and data collection,
London Medical Databases (LMD) is the most comprehensive resource for photos and information about syndromes, genes and clinical phenotypes.

Accessible exclusively through FDNA’s Face2Gene LIBRARY, and curated by genetics experts globally, LMD is the most up-to-date resource of its kind. Users can search for syndromes, genes and phenotypes to produce expert-reviewed content to support clinical evaluations, education and research.

“Robin Winter and I started working on the database more than 25 years ago and it was very important to him. There were times when the volume of work became a little too much and he would shrug his shoulders and say that it was an essential tool for our everyday clinical practice and that we should go on. He would say, ‘if other people liked using it, so much the better.’ In honour of Robin’s work, the London Dysmorphology and Neurogenetics databases have been renamed the Winter-Baraitser Dysmorphology Database (WBDD) and the Baraitser-Winter Neurogenetics Database (BWND). I hope this will be a fitting memorial to the best dysmorphologist that I ever encountered.”

Dr. Michael Baraitser, LMD Author

In 2016, London Medical Database (LMD) was integrated exclusively into the Face2Gene LIBRARY, joining the Face2Gene Suite of apps. With a new, lower price to make the resource more accessible, the new LMD is accessible from any device in Face2Gene LIBRARY – with updated content, new search features and a community platform that allows the genetics community to curate content.

Dr. Lina Basel, Chief Editor of London Medical Databases, is working with genetics experts worldwide to keep LMD the most up-to-date and advanced resource of its kind. You may contact Dr. Basel with any questions or ideas.

All three expert databases are included in one.

Winter-Baraitser Dysmorphology Database (WBDD)

Baraitser-Winter Neurogenetics Database (BWDB)

London Ophthalmic Genetics Database (GENEEYE)

A tremendous thank you to Dr. Winter and Dr. Baraitser for their decades-long efforts in developing this resource, and for now ensuring its legacy continues through uniting with Face2Gene.

The Face2Gene User Community

Using Face2Gene to reference all my department’s cases, share information with my colleagues and quickly look up relevant information in the London Medical Databases Online saves me hours of work every week and allows me to focus on my patients.

FDNA is developing technology that has the potential to help so many physicians and families by bringing them closer to a diagnosis- there are literally millions of individuals with unusual features around the world that lack a diagnosis and therefore lack information on natural history, recurrence risk and prevention of known complications.

I am excited to be a part of the FDNA community, promoting broad information sharing with my peers to amplify the scientific and clinical value of our community’s accumulated knowledge for the purpose of efficiently diagnosing individuals with rare genetic disorders.

Dr. Karen W. Gripp

Chief, Division of Medical Genetics A.I. duPont Hospital for Children

FDNA's idea of incorporating several dysmorphology resources (OMIM, GeneReviews), supported by their visual analytic technology, will be able to improve researching of genetic syndromes - all within a single mobile app.

Dr. Chad Haldeman-Englert

Assistant Professor Pediatrics at Mission Fullerton Genetics

Given the advancement of visual analytical technology, it’s about time Dysmorphology is supported with computational capabilities and moving this to mobile support, is simply the next logical step.

Dr. Chanika Phornphutkul

Associate Professor of Pediatrics Director, Division of Human Genetics Department of Pediatrics Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Having an archive of cases easily accessible from my mobile device anytime and anywhere is a long-time unmet need.

Dr. Lynne Bird

Rady Children's Specialists of San Diego

FDNA's solution is a huge leap forward for dysmorphology. It saves me significant time when I’m evaluating patients in my clinic and provides me with insightful tools that help me generate a differential diagnosis.

Dr. David A. Chitayat

Head of the Prenatal Diagnosis and Medical Genetics Program at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto

Shortly after learning about Face2Gene, I’ve started to incorporate this amazing tool into my workflow. Soon enough, Face2Gene’s analysis flushed out references that I would not have considered for several of my patients, which turned out to be their correct diagnosis

The Unknown Forum from Face2Gene is a great community platform for exchanging opinions regarding undiagnosed cases. It is straightforward to use and safe for exchange of medical data, thanks to the efforts of its developers and to the involvement of geneticists worldwide.